Nicknames, expressions, figures of speech quiz

1. To very quickly dismiss someone's request or suggestion is to give him/her 'Short (What?)
   1. Drift
   2. Dis
   3. Lift
   4. Shrift
2. To commit to a difficult decision/action is to 'Bite the (what?)
   1. Bear
   2. Books
   3. Dust
   4. Bullet
3. To celebrate extravagantly (usually loudly and drunkenly) in town/city bars, clubs, etc., is called to 'Paint the town (What?)
   1. Blue
   2. Red
   3. Black
   4. Orange
4. Popular fiction/drama featuring middle-class village life is known asÉ
   1. Aga Saga
   2. Over Easy
   3. Counter
   4. Tea Time
5. What creature is said to be in what sort of premises as a metaphor for someone behaving chaotically disruptively/destructively?
   1. Dog in a Bone Factory
   2. Cat in a Hen House
   3. Tiger in a Glass Store
   4. Bull in a China shop
6. To undertake a task or consume something fully and completely (when there might seem an option not to) is called 'Going the whole (What?)
   1. Horse
   2. Hippo
   3. Hog
   4. Herring
7. An eccentric or crazy person is informally referred to as having '(What?) in the belfry
   1. Bats
   2. Bite Marks
   3. Bugs
   4. Bannock
8. Someone of stubbornly set ways is said to be 'Dyed in the (What?)
   1. Wool
   2. Butt
   3. Face
   4. Hair
9. The world is said to be one's/your (What?)
   1. Treasure Chest
   2. Pear
   3. Oyster
   4. Apple
10. A sudden life-changing revelation, derived from St Paul's (Saul's) biblical mid-journey vision of God, is called the Road to (Where?)
    1. Jerusalem
    2. Ruin
    3. Damascus
    4. Bethlehem

Answer Key

1. D) Shrift
2. D) Bullet
3. B) Red
4. A) Aga Saga
5. D) Bull in a China shop
6. C) Hog
7. A) Bats
8. A) Wool
9. C) Oyster
10. C) Damascus